Women are always delighted to receive gifts.
Wearing a dragon gemstone necklace, Li Aili drifted into a sweet dream.
In her dream, a platinum-gold dragon encircled her with its massive body.
Then, she had a huge brush in her hand. The dragon stared at her with its icy blue eyes, forcing her to use the brush to brush its scales.
Li Aili didn't want to do it.
The platinum dragon pointed to the precious dragon gemstone necklace.
Li Aili realized that this wasn't a gift at all, it was her "employer"!
So she used a big brush and scrubbed the dragon scales all night long.
When Li Aili sat up the next day, she felt sore all over, as if she had been tormented by 100 flower fairies all night.
At the dinner table, the 'husband and wife' presented a stark contrast.
One was refreshed and energetic, while the other was listless and weak.
Li Aili 'struggled' as she scooped up a spoonful of oatmeal milk porridge and painstakingly put it in her mouth, just as she heard the Duke across from her ask:
Didn't you sleep well last night?
Li Aili complained, "I had a really tiring dream."
"And you?" she asked casually.
The Duke slightly raised the newspaper in his hand, concealing the corners of his mouth that were turned up. "A beautiful dream."
Seeing that Li Aili had almost finished eating, the Duke, who had put down his newspaper, said, "Charlie Coran's wife wants to see you."
Li Aili looked at Duke Cold Emerald with confusion.
"Has she not left yet?"
Arthur Cold Jade turned a page of the newspaper and said calmly, "Balker has already sent men to the capital to demand a ransom from the McWell family."
"Which company is McWell?" Li Aili asked, somewhat confused.
“Yelena Coran’s family.” The Duke paused, then changed to a more direct statement, “Charlie Coran’s current wife’s family.”
Li Aili: "..."
The Duke was a master of robbery and plunder.
"What about the sixteen Golden Knights? Didn't anyone go to their homes to inquire?" Li Aili asked slowly.
The Duke looked up and gave her a meaningful glance.
It must be said that the couple are remarkably aligned in some respects.
Arthur Cold Jade said with a hint of regret in his voice, "These people are all from commoner backgrounds."
Their most valuable possession was their equipment.
Li Aili blinked. "Huh? Can't the king pay their ransom?"
The Duke picked up his hot tea and took a small sip. "I think that's why he dared to send these people here in such a grand manner."
Li Aili understood: she had no money, but she could take his life.
This is because they were certain that Duke Cold Jade would not kill the knight.
Upon hearing this, the shovel in Li Aili's heart began to stir with anticipation.
She unexpectedly received a windfall yesterday, which will serve as initial construction funds for her future territory.
Now that we have the money, we can quickly obtain the territory promised by the Duke as soon as we get a divorce.
What's missing in her future life?
Answer: We're short-staffed!
Those are 16 Golden Knights! If only we could recruit them…
"Oh! May I make contact with them?" The king was indeed a very kind person, offering a pillow just when someone was sleepy.
The Duke glanced at her, his face cold, then tossed aside his newspaper and left the restaurant without a word.
Li Aili: "..." What's going on now??
After finishing her meal, Li Aili went into the Alchemy House and harvested her daily dose of magical plants.
Seeing that the refrigerator had stock again made me feel a little more at ease.
After leaving the Alchemy Shop, she felt a bit lost. In the past, she would have gone to the alchemy shop in the central city at this time.
Besides agreeing to supply the Cold Jade Knights with a few strategic potions, she would take the remaining strange or more practical alchemical potions to the small shops in the city to sell.
But now the shop is entirely managed by the Minotaur.
Li Aili then had some free time.
Just as I was wondering whether I should go and visit him, there was a knock on the door while the old man was still struggling with the 'wall of ice and fire'.
"Please come in."
Butler Conrad entered the room and first bowed respectfully to Li Aili, "Madam."
"Oh, is there something you need, Conrad?"
"That's right, the Lady insists on seeing you. The Duke's opinion is that it depends on your wishes."
Li Aili was a little curious, "Yelena Coran? I don't think I have any connection with her."
"Then I'll go and refuse for you."
"No, I have nothing else to do, so I might as well go and take a look."
Conrad smiled slightly. "The roses in the back garden are in bloom. Setting up an afternoon tea there to entertain the Lady might be a good choice, don't you think?"
"We'll do it your way." Li Aili was already getting used to the housekeeper's rhetoric.
...
Joanna was worried about Bajin Niu Tizi, so she went to the city center.
So, Li Aili let herself go.
Holding an exquisite lace folding fan, she casually chose a pale yellow, fitted long dress in the style of Chloe, and looked as beautiful as an angel even without makeup.
She appeared before Yelena Coran just like that.
Yelena's expression twisted the moment she saw her.
Li Aili saw a blood-red "bubble" appear above her head:
[Ha!! The vixen from the Nice family really only has one face to look at!]
Look at how thick her waist is! No wonder Duke Cold Emerald was so cold to her before!
【ha! 】
Li Aili: "..."
“Ah, I’m relieved to see that you look so well,” Li Aili said sincerely. “I was really worried about you this morning after I learned that Balk had gone to your mother’s house to ask for ransom.”
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